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On 2/15/13 1:16 PM, David Johnson wrote:<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid:3116BF39E71C46D4ABE2A45805228C2B@owneryr3fp4mcb"
type="cite">Speaking of which Stuart, do you or anyone else know
anything about the large demonstration planned on April 13th ( I
believe ) outside the WhiteHouse in D.C., by the ANSWER Coalition
?
<br>
<br>
David Johnson
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Not much, beyond the e-mail they'd sent around -- see below: "U.S.
Drones Out of Africa and Everywhere".<br>
See also this:<br>
<a
href="http://www.answercoalition.org/national/news/interview-eugene-puryear-april-13-drone-protest.html">http://www.answercoalition.org/national/news/interview-eugene-puryear-april-13-drone-protest.html</a><br>
The drone segment starts about 1/3 of the way through the audio
program, following a piece about immigration.<br>
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They are seeking endorsers/cosponsors (which probably means money as
well as moral support). What do people think of AWARE doing that?
Current endorsers include Cynthia McKinney and Ramsey Clark (though
they don't mention for example Code Pink, at least as an initial
endorser, as of a couple weeks ago).<br>
<br>
Here's what they say:<br>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 180%; color: #800000;">U.S.
Drones Out of Africa and Everywhere!</span> <br>
</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><span
style="font-size: 140%;">March and Rally at the
White
House</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 140%;">Saturday, April 13</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 140%;">Assemble at 12 noon</span><br>
<span style="font-size: 140%;">Lafayette Park - 1600
Pennsylvania Ave. NW</span></strong><span
style="font-size: 140%;"><em> </em></span></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;"><img style="display: block;
margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"
src="cid:part13.08000108.05060609@gmail.com" alt="US
drone firing missile" border="0" height="267"
width="596"></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;"><strong>The
targeting of Africa and its vast natural resources
by the Pentagon and CIA is
in full swing.</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">Having
killed thousands of people through U.S. drone strikes
in the Middle East, Central
Asia and the Horn of Africa, the U.S. government is
now putting all of Africa
in the crosshairs.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">The
Pentagon is establishing a drone base headquarters in
Niger and a network of drone
bases throughout the continent.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">In
late December 2012, the United States announced a plan
to send military
missions to as many as 35 countries on the African
continent. </p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">After
engaging in centuries of colonial plunder and the
kidnapping of millions into
slavery, the U.S. and European powers are bringing a
new wave of militarism to
Africa.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">Under
the guise of “fighting terrorism” or “saving
civilians,” the United States,
France and Britain are invading and bombing African
countries.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;"><strong>Now they will step
up their campaign of
killing African people by the employment of Pentagon
and CIA drone aircraft
located in a network of bases being established by
the Pentagon throughout the
continent.</strong></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">The
U.S. functions as a death squad government, permitting
the president and
military leaders to create secret “kill lists” of
people who have been selected
for assassination. There is no due process, no trial,
no evidence – the
individuals are selected to be murdered and they are
killed, and many civilians
who are nearby also die. Drones are the weapon of
choice. </p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">Over
3,000 people have been murdered by U.S. drone strikes
in the last few years, including
a large number of children among the many civilians
who have been slaughtered
by these robotic killing machines. </p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">Sitting
in offices thousands of miles away from their targets,
U.S. operators routinely
decide to “push the button” and kill their
unsuspecting targets on the ground
with hellfire missiles fired from unseen drone
aircraft. In Pakistan and
Afghanistan, villagers have staged mass protests
against drone strikes after
their kids were incinerated while they were collecting
firewood or farming in
nearby fields.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">In
the 19th century, it was a common tactic of
imperialists to use gunboats
to move around the world and assert their will,
answering challenges to their
authority with bullets and cannon shot. The use, or
threat of the use, of naval
force was used by Britain, the United States and other
imperialist nations to
force exploitative terms of trade and political
accommodations on various
political entities around the world. </p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">The United
States government’s drone program serves the same
general purpose as gunboat
diplomacy. It enables the United States to extend its
military power over any
country that lacks the ability, or will, to shoot down
the aircraft.</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">Join us at the White House
for a march and rally on Saturday,
April 13 to let the world know that the people of this
country are demanding
“Drones Out of Africa and Everywhere!”</p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">Initial endorsers:</p>
<ul>
<li>ANSWER Coalition</li>
<li>Cynthia McKinney,
former Congressperson</li>
<li>Akbar Muhammad, International Rep. of Nation of
Islam</li>
<li>Revival of Pan Africanism Forum</li>
<li>CRI-Panafricain</li>
<li>Democratic Union of Gambian Activists - D.C.</li>
<li>Ramsey
Clark, former U.S. Attorney General</li>
<li>Nisa Muhammad, writer Final Call newspaper</li>
<li>Jared Ball, radio host, WPFW (Pacifica)</li>
<li>Rev. Graylan Hagler, Senior Minister, Plymouth
Congregational United Church of Christ</li>
<li>Imam Mahdi Bray, Freedom Coalition</li>
<li>Mara Verheyden-Hilliard, Executive Director,
Partnership for Civil Justice Fund</li>
<li>American-Iranian Friendship Committee (AIFC)</li>
<li>Peta Lindsay, Party for Socialism and Liberation</li>
<li><span id="yui_3_7_2_1_1359487050840_14839">Haiti
Liberte</span></li>
<li>and others.</li>
</ul>
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<p style="margin: 1em 0em;">The April 13 “U.S. Drones
Out of Africa and Everywhere!” March and Rally at the
White House takes place during a nationwide month of
action opposing drones that also includes National
Days Against Drones Actions in San Diego April 4-7 and
the Ground the Drones, End the Wars weekend of
education and action in Syracuse, N.Y., April 26-28. <a
title="List of actions"
href="http://www2.answercoalition.org/site/R?i=xOWylF9GAAUs6xRaOQAezA">Details</a></p>
<p style="margin: 1em 0em;"><span style="font-size:
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